Isn’t it lovely? I love it!!!

I did a piece on the Beat Hotel, in Desert Hot Springs (www.dhsbeathotel.com) where there’s a manual typewriter in every room and I began salivating for a manual. It’s been years.

I love the sound, the look, everything. Of course it’s slower, it’s rustic, but that could be a good thing.

When Shelby Foote said he used a dip pen because it slowed him down, that resonated with me. I love fountain pens, too.

And last night, on the Golden Globe Awards, thanks to Elle Brooks (I wasn’t watching; she was), I learned that Larry McMurtry thanked his Hermes 3000 for 30 years of words. (McMurtry only uses typewriters.)

Travis also loves the typewriter and has been writing up a storm since I got it two days ago.

He says, “I like it more than a computer because … I don’t know… you press the keys harder than a computer. I really don’t know why. It’s just more fun.”